Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-04
YOUTH NO BAR TO FAME
Greatness Attained by Some of the WORLDS
Prominent Men in Early Age.
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Prominent Men in Early Age.
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Charles James Fox was in Parllar
ment at IS.
The great Cromwell left the Uni
versitv of Cambridge at IL.
John Bright was never at any school
day after he was Is years old.
Gladstone was in Parliament at %,
and at "a was Lord of the Treasury.
Lork Bacon graduated at Cambridge
when 16, and was called to the bar at 81.
Peel was in Parliament at 81, and
Palmerston was Lord of the Admiralty
at %.
Henry Clay was in the Senate of the
United States at 80, contrary to the
Constitution.
John Hamptan, after graduating at
Oxford, was student at law in the
Inner Temple at 10.
Gustavus Adolphus assembled the
throne at 16. Before he was "a he was
one of the great rulers of Europe.
Judge Story was at Harvard at Is, in
Congress at %, and Judge Of the Su-
preme Court of the United States at 80
Martin Luther had become largely
distinguished at "a, and at Sc had
reached the top-most round of his world
wide fame.
Condo conducted q memorable cam
paign at II, and at % he, and Turenne
also, were of the most illustrious men
of their time.
Webster was in college at Is, gave
earnest of his great future before he
was 25, and at 80 was the peer of the
ablcst man in Congress.
William II. Seward commenced the
practice Of law at 81, at 81 was Presi-
dent Of State convention and at 81
Governor of New York.
Washington was q distinguished
colonel in the army at 81, early in pub.
lie affairs; commander of the forces at
AZ and President at 81.
Maurice, Of Saxony, died at 80, con-
coded to have been one of the pro-
foundest statesman and one the ablest
generals which Christendom had seen.
Napoleon at 25 commanded the army
of Italy. At 30 he was not only one Of
the most illustrious generals of all time,
but one of the great law-givers of the
world. At 4G he saw Waterloo.
The great Leo X. was Pope at 50
having finished his academic training
he took the Office of Cardinal at 1S-
only twelve months younger than was
Charles James Fox when he entered
Parliament.
Only one civilian out of the Presi-
dents Of this country gained his first
election after he was 60, and that one
was James Buchanan. The chance for
the Presidency after 60 is small and
growing less.
William Pitt entered the university
at Ia, was Chancellor of the Exchequer
ut %, Prime Minister at 81, and SO con-
tinued for twenty years, and when 80
was the most powerful uncrowned head
in Europe.
From the earliest years of Queen
Elizabeth to the latest of Queen Victoria
England has had scarce an able states
man who did not leave the university
by the time he was 20, and many Of
them left at an earlier age.
The late Lord Beacontield left the
cloister and entered the great world
early, as did John Bright, and COM
menced his political career by writing
book at II, in which he predicted that
he would be Prime Minister.
Hamilton was in Kings College at 1G F;
whom II he made notable address on
public affairs to the citizens OF New
York; at 90 he was entrusted With a
most important mission to Gen. Gates
was in Congress at %, and Secretary of
the Treasury at 32.
John Quincy Adams, at the age of IA,
was secretary to Mr.. Dana, then Min
lister at the Russian Court; at 30 he was
himself Minister to Prussia; at IS he
was Minister to Russia; at 4S he was
Minister to England, at Sc he was
Secretary Of the State, and President
at 81.
There have been twenty-five Presi-
dents of the United States. Five of
them were elected at 81, and six at
tanned that great Office before the age
of 50. Three military men past 60 have
been elected Two died very soon,
and the other was Gen. jackson, and
he was 81 when elected.